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ACL reconstruction for Lennart: covering what insurance won't
A scheduled ACL reconstruction in November is out of reach without help covering $4,800 of the cost.
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Lennart was diagnosed with endometriosis requiring surgery in July. The surgeon at Stockholm Orthopedic Institute recommended ACL reconstruction, and He is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $6,000, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $4,800 short.
my husband has been in and out of Stockholm Orthopedic Institute since July. The doctors say endometriosis requiring surgery will get worse without ACL reconstruction. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $6,000 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Lennart struggles with daily life and can't climb stairs. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Recovery is expected to take about 7 weeks. During that time Lennart won't be able to climb stairs, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $4,800 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $220
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,450
• Travel and lodging for the family: $130
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $1,100
• Physiotherapy sessions: $900
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Gunilla
- due date
- 2026-11-13
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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- Michelle C. Fox 🇦🇺 · $1,000
- Leo Molina 🇺🇸 · $200
“Hope the November deadline works out. - Warren”
- Rony Mahin Pramanik 🇮🇳 · $200
- Laura Elena Gheorghe 🇷🇴 · $200
“Get well soon. My cousin told me about this one. - București”
- Tithi Puja Islam 🇮🇳 · $100
- Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $100
“Wishing you the best. Hope the November deadline works out. - Bari”
- Daniela Cláudia Tavares 🇧🇷 · $100
- Paul Usman Lawal 🇳🇬 · $100
- Hyun-ju Min-seo Cho 🇰🇷 · $75
- Asad Bilal Hussain 🇵🇰 · $65.50
- Prakash A. Tiwari 🇺🇸 · $50
- Nancy Priscilla Boateng 🇬🇭 · $50
“Blessings. I'm in Takoradi, thinking of you. - Takoradi”
- Philipp Noah Lang 🇩🇪 · $50
- Rodel K. Alcantara 🇵🇭 · $50
“Take care of yourselves. Hope you get the rest soon. - Caloocan”
- Josiah T. Craig 🇺🇸 · $50
“Good luck. Thought of Lennart all day after reading this.”
- Imani Winnie Temba 🇰🇪 · $50
“All the best. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Nairobi”
- Hira Dua Mirza 🇵🇰 · $50
“Thought of Lennart all day after reading this. - Mardan”
- Esther Nakato Wafula 🇰🇪 · $50
- Tae-hoon Young-ho Park 🇺🇸 · $50
- Julia Lena Wagner 🇩🇪 · $47.50
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is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Lennart!
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. post-operative medication is the biggest at $220. Good question.
Good luck, Gunilla. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours
hope it all works out. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too!
sending strength, Gunilla. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Hanoi.
Best of luck, Gunilla. This could happen to any of us. I'll check back for the next update. God bless.
praying for you. Get well soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.